Christophe Vereecke Joins Treasury Metals Board of Directors

TSX:TML

TORONTO, Dec. 16, 2015 /CNW/ - Treasury Metals Inc. ("Treasury" or the "Company") (TSX:TML) is pleased to announce the appointment of Christophe Vereecke to the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Vereecke is a successful businessman and entrepreneur based in Paris, with a background in finance, oil and gas, mine royalties and technology.

As an entrepreneur he has been involved in the startup of several businesses including co-founder and former chief financial officer of Business Oil Platform, a physical oil trading and logistics company operating in Central and Eastern Europe.

Mr. Vereecke's current investment advisory firm specializes in private client fund management focused in the extractive industry, mine royalties, precious metals and the diamond markets. His finance background includes independent consultancy to the wealth management and private equity sectors, and earlier in his career he was a sell side analyst. Mr. Vereecke's mine royalty ownership portfolio includes royalties on a leading fracking sands/industrial mineral business in Basse-Normandie, France, through which he has developed a unique understanding of mine operations, permitting and marketing.

Marc Henderson, Chairman of the Board, commented, "We would like to welcome Christophe both as a director and existing shareholder of Treasury Metals, who provides further representation of Treasury's strong European shareholder base.  He will be a tremendous asset to the Board and will assist Treasury Metals in both its near-term and longer term objectives of Goliath Gold Project financing and mine operations in northwestern Ontario."

About Treasury Metals Inc.
Treasury Metals Inc. (TSX: TML) is a Toronto-based, TSX-listed mining exploration and development company developing and permitting the 100% owned Goliath Gold Project located in northwestern Ontario. The Company's flagship Goliath Gold Project is a high-grade gold resource that demonstrates strong market fundamentals, access to excellent infrastructure and a skilled local workforce. Treasury Metals has commenced the mine permitting process at its solely owned project with the vision of a combination of surface and underground mining methods.

To learn more about Treasury Metals, please visit the Company's website at www.treasurymetals.com.

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